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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1905
Page
3
A garbled OCR list shows varied items from baptisms and religious notices to real estate and auctions. It mentions an upcoming baptism near a boulevard, an auction by Arnold and Abney, rental ads, portraits at a studio, pine nuts and tomatoes for sale, and a publishers' representative listing. The text also references a medicine sale and a few names like Dorsey and Michael Bros.
Robert McCown aged 13 sits in Fulton County reformers court as his father faces a pardon appeal. The request was supported by Protection Officer Mo Gleet and elder family members who urged a release before death to allow a final visit with his son.
Fragmented report covers futures trading spillover from New York on Chicago grains. It notes open and close movements, prefit tests, and a weather theme forecast with mention of June deliveries and mood shifts in southern markets including Athens Cotton & Stock Exchange.
The letter discusses Venidame 220 Liverpool exchange rates and the sound market. It notes an encouraging tone and reports the market advancing to the nine cent level for October and December in American money terms.
A Talking Rock man, Lawson Smith, was shot near his heart by his brother in law, Cross, after a dispute over Cross alleged mistreatment of his wife. The shooting occurred in a field where Smith was plowing. the sheriff is pursuing Cross. Smith faces possible recovery.
A garbled OCR item describes a meeting in Conyer Georgia with references to Mr Smith and local officials. It mentions Cory County Saturdays and committees, with scattered names and phrases about votes, dates, and local actions. The text is fragmented and largely unreadable.
An assembled rundown of regional baseball results and standings across cities such as Atlanta Nashville Shreveport Little Rock and Memphis with mentions of teams, scores and players from the period. Details are fragmentary but indicate games played and reported outcomes.
An old advertisement lists sprained ankle stiff neck and lame shoulder as ailments. It notes these items are available for sale by Palmer and Sons and W J Smith at a local shop, offering prompt remedies.
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